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With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Group says its 2024 Best in Postcode Category Winners will be announced on April 26. This new category was announced...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Autumn Statement on November 22 is the traditional vehicle for the Chancellor to introduce tax change - but now you...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A trade body has criticised the various UK governments for “rushing blindly” into poorly-constructed regulation of short lets. The angry words from...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A property management chief has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his firms to take out £135,000...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Changes to Right to Rent checks will be explained in detail in the latest free webinar to be organised by Propertymark...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
An industry supplier says the recent Right To Rent changes have flown under the radar - and many agents don’t know...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect on Saturday, which is October 1. Scotland’s...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The shortlists for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards have been announced, with four vying for Lettings Candidate of the Year. The awarding...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Upmarket agency brand Fine & Country is to host a three-day bootcamp for lettings and sales agents within the network seeking...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
More ‘old’ new faces have been drafted in to Purplebricks in a bid to improve its compliance and market performance. Last month...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Top letting agency suppliers are set to be honoured at this year’s Agent Rainmaker Live. The annual event includes an awards ceremony...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has once again hit out at reforms to the private rental sector being implemented by the Scottish Government. The government -...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country will be hosting masterclasses in October focussing on recruitment and retention. Held in London and Leeds the sessions will...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
An Airbnb host who let three properties in a city has been fined for using domestic recycling facilities and failing to...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s to be a new editor for Landlord Today from tomorrow, Thursday October 1. It’s to be Graham Norwood, currently editor of...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Warwick district council has issued its first civil penalty to the landlord of an HMO. Glenn Gamblin, the landlord of the property...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
One of London’s most enthusiastic councils for additional and selective licensing has pushed back the date for enforcement action against landlords...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
One of Scotland’s top lettings agents is warning of “an air of criminality” in the rental industry north of the border. His...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
There’s less than a week to go to the introduction of new rules broadening the range of houses including in mandatory HMO...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
More than 77,000 UK landlords will be shelling out a combined £95 million this month, as new occupancy laws come into...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a reminder to the industry of the need to understand and abide by...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
It’s been announced that the next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be its Second Reading in the...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
It is now just three weeks until licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is extended. The new rules, which will require...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News
There are now only eight weeks left for agents to apply to join a new statutory register which comes into effect...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News
A letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy to let landlords are on the way out and Build To Rent will dominate the sector in the foreseeable future. That’s...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords’ Association is upset at the government’s confirmation that the extension of mandatory HMO licensing will come into force...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
A specialist insurance firm claims that only 17 per cent of tenants receive the latest version of the mandatory How To...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A London council is inviting letting agents in its boundaries to a briefing session tomorrow morning ahead of the introducing of an...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
A leading legal expert specialising in the private rental market says the sector should set up basic procedures to protect against...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Letting Agent Today understands that senior industry figures are working on the framework of a new attempt at regulation, including measures...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Greenwich is licensing all Houses in Multiple Occupation from October 1 - just the latest London council to tighten its private...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Alok Sharma has once again confirmed that the ban on lettings’ agents fees levied on tenants in England will...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News
The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Agents are being warned to ensure they serve eviction notices correctly as the ‘peak eviction’ summer period arrives. Specialist tenant referencing service...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Greenwich council in London is the latest to announce an extension to its HMO licensing policy. The council is already legally obliged...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News
An advice website claims that more than half of the privately rented properties in the selective licensing area imposed by a...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance concerning obtaining express consent from a tenant before accessing a property. The change comes as a...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords are being reminded to comply with an obligation to remove ‘to let’ signs in certain parts of...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The team leader of the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is amongst a bevy of experts on a panel at...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman scheme has reported a 14 per cent increase in lettings membership since the government made it a legal...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News
A letting agency that has been the subject of a BBC investigation and has gone into liquidation in controversial circumstances has...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Tenants could be trying to avoid eviction by damaging property and abusing the new legal system designed to ban revenge evictions,...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News
One of Britain’s largest local authorities has beefed up its powers so it can issue fines of up to £5,000 on...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News
Eviction specialists at Landlord Action are raising concerns as to whether there are sufficient resources, especially at local council level, to...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News
Property repair software company Fixflo has issued last-minute guidance for agents and landlords regarding the Section 21 changes which come into...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...
29 September 2015
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The government has confirmed that its new Section 21 regulations will come into effect on October 1 despite a high-profile hitch...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a new software upgrade designed to help protect agencies in...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News
A landlord body says it has had confirmation from the government that there is an error in the published version of...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News
One of the UK letting industry’s leading agents says politicians should defer the new Right To Rent immigration checks until the start...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Parliament has approved the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 - the regulations which looked in jeopardy after a...
17 September 2015
From: Breaking News
A major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the private rented sector risks undermining confidence in the new Section 21 legislation...
17 September 2015
From: Breaking News
As if to prove the lettings industry’s concern over a lack of publicity for upcoming health and safety regulation changes, a...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News
The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News
The rise and rise of Airbnb - the global online short-lets system that could be used by landlords to short-circuit letting...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News
A letting agent is angry that there has not been a single prosecution in his region as a result of agencies...