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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

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

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

A Welsh council has agreed to levy what it calls “a tax premium” on second homes from now until 2027 to...

If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...

Industry supplier The Letting Partnership is calling for businesses to take on more apprentices and support young people in a challenging...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

Generation Rent’s campaign for more public funds for private tenants continues unabated with a call on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has given a warm welcome to this week’s news that buy to let investors as...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

A property management firm says the private rental sector is effectively disadvantaged in the fight against climate change because it does...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...

The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...

An online toolkit for tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland with funding...

The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...

The government’s controversial Right To Rent policy is to be challenged in the High Court just before Christmas. It was announced in...

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is now crowdfunding to pay for the Judicial Review of the government’s controversial...

The government’s flagship immigration Right To Rent policy is under threat on two fronts. Firstly a cross-party group of MPs has written...

The High Court has this afternoon agreed to allow a judicial review of the government’s Right to Rent policy. Right to Rent...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...