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The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...

A trade body has accused the government of going back on its promise not to introduce a national register of landlords. The...

The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...

Shadow housing minister John Healey has given his backing to a Labour MP’s attempt to introduce a mandatory national register for...

The major legislative changes introduced in Scotland’s letting sector are a major turning point but should not be feared, says one...

The code sets out the standards to be met by anyone engaged in lettings including specific requirements around how clients’ money...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation period for its proposed Code of Practice for Letting Agents.  The proposed Code of Practice...