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Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

The Property Institute - a body for the residential property management sector - has announced the appointment of a Labour baroness...

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

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

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

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

Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...

Almost 4,000 agents have taken Propertymark examinations since the start of 2023 - an average of 46 every business day. The industry...

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

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

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

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

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

Rent controls are being discussed again as candidates prepare for May's local elections. In London Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry -...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...

Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...

A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been told by a lettings industry body that he’ll lose votes if he introduces rent controls...

The British Property Federation is calling upon more councils to support Build To Rent following the government’s recognition of the sector in...

Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry body to throw its weight behind the Private Members’ Bill that...

There are 4,000 jobs at risk if an outright ban comes into force on letting agents’ fees according to new research...

Industry trade body the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced the first batch of dates for its 2017 training...

The central London rental market is beginning to show signs of topping out as tenant demand slides and landlords look to...

Property campaigner Ajay Jagota has launched what he calls a “stolen deposits totaliser” to keep track of how much cash crooked...

The National Landlords Association has launched an e-postcard campaign for letting agent and landlord members to lobby the government over the...

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

The Residential Landlords’ Association has revealed that it is to meet with Treasury officials ahead of next month’s Autumn Statement -...

In its latest bid to push Chancellor Phillip Hammond to back down on buy to let tax changes, the Residential Landlords...

An industry body says more work must be done to reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite recent improvements.   The Association...

It is feared that Cardiff council will later this week severely restrict the number of new shared houses in two popular...

The British Property Federation is urging Chancellor Phillip Hammond to bring in tax measures to help the purpose-built Build To Rent...

As the Conservatives meet at their annual conference and Chancellor Phillip Hammond considers next month’s Autumn Statement, an industry body has...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is the latest industry body to back the Government's review of mandatory Client Money...

An industry body has backed a Conservative MP's anti-homelessness Bill, which has been published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.   The...

An industry body says agents and landlords who ignore tenants' complaints about damp and mould could be putting their property at...

An industry body has blasted an analysis of housing trends in England that claims the private rented sector is ‘not fit...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says the government should not back a provision in the Renters' Rights Bill which would...

Highly publicised stories of property damage allegedly caused by short-let tenants using Airbnb and similar online platforms highlights the advantages of...

Around 30 per cent of private rental sector landlords are still undecided about whether they will vote to leave or remain...

On the day of the campaign rally to galvanise support for a bid to win a judicial review of George Osborne’s...

An industry body is warning new London Labour mayor Sadiq Khan not to think he is helping renters by tying up...

A trade body is warning that the government’s new Universal Credit payments could have a disastrous impact on private lettings with...

Action is needed to tackle the scandal of ‘buy to leave’ investors who are denying Londoners the homes they need, according...

The UK Apartrment Association - which describes itself as the first organisation exclusively servicing this country’s Build To Rent sector -...

An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...

The government has been told to back off its criticism of buy to let landlords and instead do more to address...

A proposal to make it easier for some local councils to introduce licensing schemes governing the private rental sector will do...

Four in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or will be looking into the option in the...

An industry body has asked classified listings online service Gumtree to issue its users clear warnings about possible scams involving fake...

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...

Government changes to remove housing benefit from 18 to 21 year olds from April will make it far more difficult for...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is standing up for the private rental sector in its response to the government’s inquiry into homelessness. The...

Liverpool council has completed only 648 of 39,100 licence applications by landlords in the first six months of its controversial scheme.  The...

The National Landlords’ Association says an alarming number of private tenants are being told by their local authorities to ignore eviction...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is taking legal advice on whether George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are a breach of...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a deal which gives its members a 50 per cent reduction if they sign...

There has been a sharp and rapid rebuttal of comments made by new shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggesting that private sector...

Another major industry body has added its voice to growing concerns over the potential impact of Right To Rent immigration checks...

A major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the private rented sector risks undermining confidence in the new Section 21 legislation...

The National Landlords’ Association has met with the Home Office and the Department of Communities and Local Government - and has...

The Residential Landlords Association is calling for better enforcement of existing laws and regulations to protect tenants in private rented housing. In...

The National Landlords Association says it is to lobby Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on private rental sector tax issues...