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ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

The chief executive of Goodlord, the prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector, has been revealed as one of the 121...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...

PropTech supplier Goodlord this week launches what it calls “a manifesto” demanding government help for the lettings industry.  Few details of the...

RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

Today we are publishing a letter sent to us regarding the death of a relative who was living in rental accommodation.  We...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

A letter from a tenant’s union is demanding that a Labour councillor “publicly explain” his actions as an accountant advising investors...

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

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

A second journalist at the London-based financial newspaper City AM has launched an attack on letting agencies - while the furore...

One of Britain’s best known lettings agents has hit back at a journalist’s claims that the industry is in danger of...

A prominent lettings industry campaigner says the head of a tenancy deposit scheme has “serious questions to answer” after his comments...

The boss of 300 branch agency Belvoir has called on the government to appoint a cross-party housing tsar to work with...

A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...

Letting agents and others in the industry have until October 3 to respond to a new review in to Client Money...

A petition to oppose the proposed change in buy to let landlords’ tax breaks is nearing the 14,000-signature mark - but...

Around 40 developers, property consultants and block managers have sent an open letter to the new government - being elected today...