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Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...

A dramatic day, which saw a Cabinet reshuffle seemingly come out of the blue, ended with Michael Gove as the new...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that both letting agents and landlords have...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

A local authority is launching a six month probe into rooms let out but exempt from rental sector regulation. The project is...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

Coventry council has been branded as irresponsible by a leading trade body for allegedly ignoring government advice on licensing schemes during...

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

The government has yet to give explicit guidance relating to private rental maintenance, but new advice this morning appears to shed...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into force across the country on the 20th March 2019. The act is designed...

An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...

The government has rejected a council’s bid to extend its licensing scheme for privately rented housing. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...

The government has given the green light to a council’s huge licensing scheme, set to cover 18 of its 20 wards...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

The government’s hugely-publicised database for rogue letting agents and landlords has been running for almost two years and has…wait for it…just...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...

The Renters’ Reform Bill worries many in the private rental sector but the government says there is still no date for...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has backed a five year extension for a massive London council landlord licensing...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...

A newspaper in Liverpool has sharply criticised the government for refusing to allow the city council to continue a huge landlord...

A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...

A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

A leading trade body says the government’s latest injection of funds to help local councils root out rogue operators in the...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

The government has this week published a learning toolkit for local authorities to help them with enforcement against rogue landlords and...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

The Ministry of Justice has announced that body-worn cameras must be worn by bailiffs recovering debt from individuals. The ministry adds that...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

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

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

An independent review into selective licensing in the private rental sector makes a series of recommendations to tighten processes, with the...

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

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...