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

Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

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

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a letting agency’s ban on renting to a family with children was discriminatory against women...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

New analysis of the English Housing Survey by the Building Research Establishment has found that excessively cold homes in England could...

A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

ARLA has made it clear to attendees at next month’s Propertymark Conference and Exhibition in London that they must show proof...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

'Forward in Unity' is a mural painted by Gent48, a renowned Birmingham street artist. It's situated in the centre of Digbeth...

Members of a short lets group are offering free or discounted accommodation to NHS and other frontline workers during this current...

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today - and probably most of the rest of the industry - to Martin...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

A council is being asked to prioritise consent to use a property as an HMO during the pandemic, with its four...

A new renovation start-up is working with letting agents and landlords to allow key workers to use empty rental properties for...

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...

An agency and its landlord clients have come to the aid of nurses who are in the frontline of the fight...

A Northern Ireland lettings agent is providing rent-free housing for NHS staff who have moved out of their own homes to...

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now.  He has created...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...

A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...

An estate agency has enterprisingly labelled all of its property listings with the mantra we must all respect - Stay At...

A lettings agency in central London is setting an example to the industry by offering help to its landlords and tenants...

The National Landlords Association has issued advice for the lettings sector on the coronavirus infection. Although much of the advice is a...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...