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The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

OnTheMarket Software, the tech division of the portal’s parent group, has announced the inclusion of client accounting functions in its TecLet...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

OnTheMarket claims it’s scoring a first amongst property portals in the creation of an ‘Accessible features’ search filter for users to...

Lettings agency Knight Frank has partnered with accessible housing consultancy AccessiblePRS to improve access and inclusion in the UK’s private rented...

An accreditation scheme says the government database of rogue letting agents should be expanded.  The government is committed to creating a new Property...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...

Zoopla says it’s introducing new measures to minimise the presence of what it calls “blanket restrictions” imposed on tenants who receive...

Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...

November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...

A database of rogue letting agents and landlords and new banning orders, first promised in the Housing and Planning Act announced...

Online lettings agency Upad says that with the volume of purpose-built student accommodation set to increase 17 per cent this year,...

A Bill has received all-party support in the House of Commons despite one industry body's view that it contains significant dangers...

This week over 3,000 letting agents from across the UK will be taking part in the fourth annual SAFEagent Awareness Week...