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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...

Details have emerged of the first major events of the new government, whatever the result of the General Election on Thursday. Probably...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

A General Election has been called for July 4. So what happens to the Renters Reform Bill, which has been the subject...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

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

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...

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

A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

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

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

A Conservative MP’s bid to ensure pets are allowed in private rental accommodation reaches its next stage in the New Year. Andrew Rosindell,...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...

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

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...

The Prime Minister has stepped into the ongoing row over a Labour claim that last week’s stamp duty holiday was merely...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government is “thinking carefully” about what more it can do for private tenants, especially after...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government is bringing forward measures to “protect” private tenants against eviction during the...

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

No date has been set by government for the second reading of the Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20. The Bill was announced in...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...

Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...

A Private Members’ Bill which will allow private rental sector tenants to sue over the conditions of their properties will today...

A Private Members’ Bill which will allow private rental sector tenants to sue over the conditions of their properties is just...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

The Labour MP who chairs the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the House of Commons is pressing the government...

The second reading of the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill is to take place in the House of Commons on November 23 -...

MPs in the House of Commons will today debate the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by a Labour backbencher...

More progress is expected today in the passage of a Bill which will allow good tenants’ rent records to count towards...

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...

Reports have emerged this week that the government is planning a U-turn on its proposals to introduce mandatory three-year minimum tenancies...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

A date has been set for the next stage of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, which is being promoted...

It’s been a difficult summer for Airbnb and other short-let platforms operating in the UK. Recently the European Commission gave Airbnb until the...

The government has announced that the Report Stage for the Tenants’ Fees Bill will be held on September 5, the day...

There are now well over 125 pieces of legislation and regulations - most introduced in modern times - governing the private...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...