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Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

Propertymark is inviting letting agents to find out more about the latest legislative changes at one of its upcoming regional conferences.   As...

Letting agents and landlords are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council. Property owners and...

Letting agents keen to scale their business fast are being encouraged to attend what the organisers call “an industry flagship event”...

It’s been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering regulations. The...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...

Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time...

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

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

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

New rules on renewing leases may take years to come into effect, a leading property lawyer warns. The Leasehold Reform Act became...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

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

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Any lingering hope of a pre-election interest rate cut by the Bank of England has been hurt by the government’s Office...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

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

Software company COHO has presented wards to agencies, suppliers and individuals involved in the HMO business. The firm says the awards honour...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

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

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

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

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

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

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

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

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

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...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

A new borough-wide landlord licensing scheme is set to launch in the London borough of Brent on April 1, the council...

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

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

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

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

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

A prominent rental activist is tomorrow going to tell a House of Lords committee about the need to regulate letting agents. Conor...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp for letting agents returns next month. The four day event is run by former ARLA President and Agent Rainmaker...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

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

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

Letting agents looking to boost the power of lead generation are invited to an exclusive event later this week. Agent Rainmaker is...

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

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

A law professor has dismissed a Labour call for agents to have qualifications as “eye poppingly silly” and “snobby.” Labour’s shadow housing...

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

Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

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

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...