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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England. The review...

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

Mandatory Client Money Protection for lettings agents - currently the subject of a formal government consultation - will contribute towards making...

A trade body says there are 15 formal government consultations going on within the private rental sector - and now it’s...

Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...

The government has announced that all letting agents will be required to “satisfy minimum training requirements” in order to trade. The provision...

Proposals in Scotland for a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately let homes could damage the sector, especially in rural communities.   That’s...

A trade body has backed government plans to introduce so-called ‘banning orders’ for rogue letting agents and landlords, but it says...

The NALS ‘Fair Fees Forum’ - set up before last week’s announcement on the banning of letting agency fees levied on tenants...

At the end of an already-challenging week for the industry, a landlord group has distanced itself from comments made in its...

Another major organisation within the private rental sector has thrown its weight behind mandatory Client Money Protection for letting agents in the...

The specialist eviction company Landlord Action says it is in full support of the government’s latest proposal to crack down on...

An umbrella organisation representing parts of the private rented sector is to be put before the Scottish parliament in a bid...