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

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to one of the key areas he believes vital for achieving Labour’s house-building targets, calling...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

Details have emerged of the first major events of the new government, whatever the result of the General Election on Thursday. Probably...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...

In an unusually outspoken intervention into the election campaign, Rightmove has criticised the absence of debate over housing. The issue has not...

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

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

Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

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...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

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

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

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

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

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

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

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...

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

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...

A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

A prominent lettings agent has resumed his attack on politicians for failing to build sufficient numbers of social housing properties -...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson had to bear a huge £18,000 cost thanks to a rogue tenant. The...

Propertymark says there’s already been a decline in the number of homes available for rent in Scotland because of rising costs...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

There appears to be no space for discussion on the government’s private rental sector reform policies at the Tory Party conference...

Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...

With the debate ranging over pets in lets, a new analysis by comparative website Compare The Market suggests pet damage is...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

A politician has called on Airbnb hosts in his local area to switch their properties to long-term rentals. Isle of Wight councillor...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ensure they meet and if needs be exceed the requirements for ‘material information’ on up-front property...

The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...

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

Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

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

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

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

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

The House of Lords will today discuss the apparently-growing Sex for Rent scandal. Campaigners say a search on websites such as Craigslist...

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

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

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

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

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

An outspoken property investor has launched an online petition on the government website to oppose the threat of rent controls. YouTube influencer...

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

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...