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The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. After a...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...

Propertymark’s ARLA President is calling on the government to intervene to help boost the flagging stock of rental properties. The call, by...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

A north of England lettings agency has rebranded after two decades. Walton Robinson - which specialises in residential lettings for students, professionals...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

The rental market across Prime London continues to suffer from a combination of low supply and rapidly rising rents, according to...

Some agents allied with deposit alternative service flatfair - and who previously offered the service to new tenants - are now going...

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

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary...

A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

Throughout 2018 the number of homes available to rent in prime areas of London dropped 13 per cent. In particular, 80 per...

The BBC’s Reality Check service, respected for giving a more realistic assessment of many politicians’ promises, has looked at London mayor...

Lettings agency Haart says it will return up to £20m in deposits to existing tenants if they sign up to a...

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

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

One of London’s leading letting agencies says in the current neutral rental market, buy to let owners must work hard to...

An ‘instant EPC ratings check’ has been created on the website of Mortgages for Business allowing agents to check the ratings...

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector.   The hefty 95-page...

New research shows that the image of tenants with fractious relationships with their letting agents or landlords is generally untrue. No fewer than...

The Guardian has accused a branch of Winkworth letting agency in south London of “grubby overcharging” for allegedly asking a new...

Fees charged by letting agents will be discussed in the House of Lords tomorrow as the Renters’ Rights Bill reaches its...

The Renters’ Rights Bill - which includes provisions scrapping agents’ fees for tenants, mandatory registration of landlords and limiting the size of...

A new survey by insurer Direct Line for Business suggests that landlords who have not instructed letting agents to act for...

TenTel are looking to work with letting agents with over 200 rental properties currently under management. If you meet this criteria, you...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...

With only a few weeks to go before polling day, the pre-election frenzy has now reached fever pitch.  As you mull over...