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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 says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

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

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...

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

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

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

The all-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has urged the government to get on with establishing a regulator of...

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

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

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

A left-leaning think tank which says it champions ‘left-behind Londoners’ is demanding a turbo-charged version of selective licensing to be run...

The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...

Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

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

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

The government’s much-vaunted ‘tax day’ produced few challenges to the status quo - but holiday lets are under scrutiny. Currently the holiday let...

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is joining forces with housing organisations to argue against private...

The Labour party has mocked the government’s £4m new funding for councils to combat rogue agents and landlords as “puny.” A statement...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

The government has been accused of not helping thousands of landlords who may have inadvertently granted assured tenancies instead of the...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...

Politicians in London and Scotland are looking at new controls which could be imposed on home owners letting out their properties...

The Supreme Court has ruled that rights to a private and family life need not get in the way of legitimate...