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Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time...

The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader.  He is MP...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

An average of 85 new applicants were registered per Propertymark member branch in October according to the trade body’s latest lettings...

Scotland’s new Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill - passed this week by politicians at Holyrood - represents a dark day...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

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

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...

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

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines issued by...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its new 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a free service providing...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Last month says the largest rental demand in the last three years across London according to Foxtons.  The agency says the gradual...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Average rents in London declined during the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest market snapshot from the  Deposit Protection...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

A new Lancashire estate agency, Jusa Homes, has opened new premises thanks to a £10,000 local council grant.  Julie Hardy and Sarah...

The prime London rental market is still in the doldrums but the rent falls are less pronounced than before.  Knight Frank says...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

Labour’s Lucy Powell, the party’s new housing spokesperson, says she wants to work with the Conservatives to scrap Section 21 eviction...

A global ban on parties in Airbnb properties, started back in August last year, has been extended until the end of...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...

In an exclusive, the Daily Telegraph says emergency courtrooms will be used after their funding runs out over the comning summer...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

Agents must be ready for an influx of new business according to outsourced telephone and live chat service Moneypenny. Its latest figures...

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

Local media in the Homes Counties report that two arrests were made after police were called by a lettings agency where...

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

The rate of rental growth picked up for the sixth month running according to lettings agency Hamptons.  Across Great Britain rents rose 4.3...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

A senior buying agent is warning that new regulations over the length of notice given to tenants is having an unexpected...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...

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