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Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

A Labour council in London is seeking much greater control over the creation of so-called ‘small HMOs’. Lambeth council wants anyone creating a...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

The Fine & Country Foundation says it’s reached almost £1m since its inception in 2014.  Jon Cooke, trustee of the foundation, says:...

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

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

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

The major Scottish agency in the Lomond Group empire - DJ Alexander - has snapped up Sandstone Management and its lettings...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

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

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

A council has placed a Banning Order on a lettings agency operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation. Trophy Homes Ltd was hit...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Owners of vacant properties are being offered an improved incentive to bring their house back into use. Plymouth council is re-launching its...

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

A letting agent who stole over £40,000 from her employer was caught when a bank queried the use of a company...

According to the BBC, the Government is no longer committed to increase the amount disabled people in England can claim to...

The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. As agents will know private...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...

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

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

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

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...

Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...

The government is considering five different options for ground rent as the reform process for the sector begins. The government is committed...

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

Thousands of pounds of landlords’ money may be lost as a result of the administration of high-profile London lettings agency Douglas...

Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

Agents who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

The Labour-run London Assembly says it is concerned about government plans to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without...

Labour says it will enact a law banning company bosses from contacting staff outside working hours. The Financial Times reported over the weekend that party...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

Agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Monday May 15...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

A London lettings agency has been ordered to pay over £12,000 in a fine and costs for its part in running...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark contributed its thoughts to a Parliamentary committee which has slammed the failure of the government’s Boiler...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

Propertymark wants to see more energy-efficient homes, but with realistic targets and incentives to act. In its submission to the government ahead...

Propertymark wants the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to widen access to cash help to those that need it...

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

A London borough is tomorrow holding an online training session for agents and landlords on how to submit a licence application...

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The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched.   Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...

The advocates of Build To Rent have made another ambitious target for the sector’s growth.  Research from the British Property Federation and...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

An industry supplier says the recent Right To Rent changes have flown under the radar - and many agents don’t know...

The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme application process is so complex property agents and their landlords do not think it is worth...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

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

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...

Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...

A property management company with a portfolio of over 130 properties in the Telford area has been fined £5,100 for failing...

An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that  there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...

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

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...

Tenants are being offered what’s called a “fixed price green energy option” ahead of another fuel price hike this autumn. The deal...

The fast-growing Lomond Group has consolidated its market dominance in Scotland by snapping up another independent. Lomond’s Stonehouse brand, which operates throughout Aberdeenshire,...

A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...

More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims.  The...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

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

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...