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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...

A council says it’s secured the first banning order in its area, securing a stop on a rogue letting agent renting...

A charity leader claims spiralling rents are forcing children into what he calls “damp and mouldy B&Bs”. Matt Downie, chief executive of...

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

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

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

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

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

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

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

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

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

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

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

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

An activist group claims that 54 per cent of students are currently living with damp and mould. The group - Students Organising...

An online newspaper has named the lettings agency at the heart of a high profile dispute with tenants over mould. The i...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

The agency and landlord responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

Citizens Advice is the latest charity to argue for improved housing standards in the private rental sector. It claims that its research...

A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...

Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed.  At...

A former lettings agent who now helps tenants take legal action against landlords says 25 per cent of the complaints he...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being asked to take urgent action over housing conditions across social and private rental sectors.  Following the...

Following the recent inquest into the tragic death of two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, agents are being offered free awareness...

Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

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

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

A lettings agency has apologised after a campaign by activists about the condition of a rental property it manages. Protesters outside the...

A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...

A new independent agency is to specialise in lettings and property management across Hertfordshire. Led by Luke Mason and Jonathan Fiducia, the...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

A £5,000 fine has been handed to five landlords in London for failing to license HMOs.  One of the properties, a four-bedroom HMO in...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...

Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...

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

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a bill of almost £9,500 after being accused of allowing a tenant...

A council in a leafy area of south east England has issued an emergency prohibition order to a buy to let...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

A dawn raid by enforcement officers from a London council has discovered 17 men sleeping on mattresses in a three bedroom...

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

A study claims as many as a fifth of private renters in the UK have developed an illness due to issues...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

Buy to let investor Changhaiz Ishaq has been ordered to pay a £8,510 fine for defying a prohibition order on his...

A landlord has been hit with more than £5,500 of fines and costs after he allowed a family with three young...

Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...

A London local authority is looking for the landlord of a bungalow which had two bedrooms but was home to 15...

A tenant who was ripping off other tenants in an overcrowded bungalow "death trap" has been fined tens of thousands of...

Three agencies have been heavily fined after a property in London was being used for multiple occupation with 11 people living...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

Tenants, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides introduced by the Ministry of Housing,...

A buy to let investor has ended up with a bill for thousands of pounds after being found guilty of breaching...

A council leader in London, so outraged after a bust of a rogue lettings property, has asked: “What kind of monster...

A local authority has described a lettings property as “a real House of Horrors that put the health and safety of...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity claims that 28 per cent of private tenants who have experienced problems while renting have not...

A council says it is adopting a new approach to proactively tackling poor housing conditions in privately rented homes in one...

The Observer newspaper has published a story alleging that a London lettings agency “pressured” prospective tenants into accepting accommodation without viewing...

A rogue landlord has been fined twice in the space of two months for failing to provide a suitable standard of...

A fine of over £29,000 has been imposed on an absentee landlord whose property was said to have put tenants’ lives...

A study by the Romans lettings agency group has highlighted common issues cited by agents and landlords deducting funds from a...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

ARLA Propertymark says letting and managing agents should be aware that they can raise ‘safeguarding alerts’ if they are concerned about...

A London council is using dawn raids in its clampdown on illegal subletting and on so-called ‘beds in sheds’ where tenants...

The BBC’s reality programme The Week The Landlords Moved In should act as an eye-opener for the lettings industry when it...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...

Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...

MNY Property Management Ltd has been fined £3,390 for offences under the Housing Act - specifically, failing to buy a licence...