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The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

A new in-person real-time chat service for tenants claims to “assist all aspects of the rental experience.” The service comes from a...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

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

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

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says.  Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

Propertymark is pressing Housing Secretary Michael Gove to adopt a housing court system to solve the problem of abandoned tenancies. The agents...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

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

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

The National Crime Agency has the starring role at the first Rightmove Anti-Money Laundering webinar of the year, to be held next...

A prominent independent lettings agency says the typical tenant outside of London now spends 63 per cent of their household income...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...

An agency group in Berkshire says it has reduced tenancy deposit return times by some 80 per cent in just two...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

A lettings agency employee who diverted over £50,000 of landlords’ money into his own account has been given a suspended sentence. Paul...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

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

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

A 360-degree virtual tour supplier says there’s been a 600 per cent increase in use of the technology since late 2019...

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...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

Build To Rent completions are estimated to double by 2025, a property company forecasts. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of new...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs.  A...

The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Paul Shamplina, the founder of Landlord Action and star of a Channel 5 programme on evictions, says he fully backs the...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

The typical delay in tenants receiving their returned deposits is “crippling” for many. That’s the view of the Association of Independent Inventory...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

Embattled London Labour mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants rent controls to be introduced in the capital’s private rental sector, but...

One of London’s most enthusiastic councils for additional and selective licensing has pushed back the date for enforcement action against landlords...

There has been a furious response from landlords and tenants to a police letter which says a local force is not...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...

Britain’s most controversial buy to let investor, Fergus Wilson, has hit back and given his side of events on a series...

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

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

The Conveyancing Association has made a wide-ranging response to the government’s call for evidence on the regulation of letting and managing...

MPs from the cross-party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness have spoken out on the need to help homeless people into the...

The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO) has extended its expulsion of a letting agency by an additional four years. Premier Property Management, based...

Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...

New research shows that thousands of landlords are using what are described as “risky online sites” in their bid to avoid...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell is organising a series of regional meetings for property professionals to give him their view of his...

Almost one in four landlords say delays by tenants informing them about maintenance issues in their homes have resulted in more...

A legal firm claims up to 70 per cent of eviction notices issued could be defective, leaving agents and landlords open...

Controversial licensing conditions for a city’s landlords have been changed following complaints from an industry group.    Liverpool council has modified the conditions...

Specialist eviction service Landlord Action has outlined the quickest way to evict tenants under new regulations introduced by the Ministry of...