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Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

There’s been a rise of over 400 per cent in the monetary total of fines issued for Right To Rent offences...

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

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

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

Propertymark has made a strident set of demands of the government in a bid to end the so-called Sex For Rent...

A council is pleading with the government to think again about proposals to suspend the need for an HMO licence for...

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players has secured funding for 1,000 new BTR homes. Legal & General has signed...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

Corrupt elites and criminal gangs who abuse the property and financial sectors will be identified and stripped of their cash, the...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

Changes to Right to Rent checks will be explained in detail in the latest free webinar to be organised by Propertymark...

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

Propertymark is reminding letting agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way they carry out Right to...

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

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

The Home Office has told agents and landlords that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

It’s not just the owner occupier whose property demands have changed radically because of the pandemic - a new survey suggests...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

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

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

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

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier for agents and landlords to check that prospective...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

A family-run property management and lettings business has opened its new office - five years after the same family’s previous business...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

Working from home is all about juggling domestic life with professional activities, and here’s a terrific video to show what it’s...

“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...

Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...

The lockdown is now a fact of life across almost all of the western world so the team at Chestertons, which...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...

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

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 Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

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

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

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...

Airbnb, the short lets platform that has received substantial criticism from the buy to let sector over its largely unregulated status,...

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

Figures from the Home Office show that as of the end of March, a total of 405 fines for non-compliance with...

A leading property disputes solicitor has joined a growing chorus of criticism of how Right To Rent will cope with issues...

The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...

It’s been revealed this morning that there are two legal challenges being mounted against the Right To Rent policy, which obliges...

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has started what is described as an official inspection of Right To Rent. Legislation...

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...

A crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme is nearing its funding target. With...

Immigration charity Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has this week launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for...

A buy to let expert says there should be stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector. In a...

The government’s formal consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and...

The vast majority of those conducting Right To Rent checks are unable to identify a fake passport if it is presented...

ARLA Propertymark representatives have met with Home Office officials in Cardiff and Edinburgh ahead of the government’s roll-out of Right To...

Right To Rent is encouraging discrimination against international students according to a student lts online service.    Government figures marking the first anniversary...

A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...

An immigration minister has revealed that 91 landlords have been issued with civil penalties since the Right to Rent scheme was...

A damning critique of the one-year-old Right To Rent legislation in England suggests that the government is largely unaware of its...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that she is in favour of a tax regime that would reward...

Right To Rent legislation means British nationals without a passport face difficulties according to the Residential Landlords’ Association.    According to its latest...

The Residential Landlords Association has set up a new document for its members to use if they wish to transfer Right...

Discussions between a landlord group and the government has resulted with additional clarity being given for Right to Rent checks on...

The government is planning to update its Right To Rent guidance following the roll out of the scheme across the country,...

The ability of the government to enforce controversial elements of the Right To Rent policy has been thrown into doubt by...

An industry body is suggesting that the outcome of a court case may significantly reduce the government’s ability to enforce its Right...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has obtained clarification from the government in relation to existing tenancies where an additional occupier...

An immigration lawyer has criticised the government’s Right to Rent scheme - officially starting today - for having little impact but...

The Right to Rent legislation rolls out in February 2016, so all landlords and letting agents in England must check the...

The Home Office has issued a statement overnight saying letting agents and landlords can begin the controversial Right To Rent checks...

A tenant referencing service, FCC Paragon, says 17.6 per cent of all requests it has received in the past 12 months...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

Right To Rent checks will become mandatory in England from February 1st, the government has announced. Under the new rules, landlords who...

Labour will today ask Home Secretary Theresa May to publish the result of the Right To Rent pilot project amidst claims...

The publication of the Immigration Bill giving details of the government's expectations of letting agents and landlords to conduct checks on...