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The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

A snap poll of letting agents has revealed that only a tiny percentage have taken steps to prepare for the shift...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

A network of professional landlords is warning the government that its reform agenda for the private rental sector is plain wrong...

HMOs rented by students can be up to £30 a week cheaper than purpose built student accommodation in halls of residence. That’s...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

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

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...

Tenants are now a step closer to being able to sue landlords if they do not properly maintain their properties. The Commons...

MPs in the House of Commons will today debate the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by a Labour backbencher...

There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...

There has been relief within the industry following an Appeal Court judgement that landlords are not responsible for paying the council...

The newly-elected mayor of Bristol and the city’s council have endorsed a so-called ethical lettings charter created by a group known...

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...

Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...

The Deposit Protection Service is reminding letting agents and landlords that they have to act with extreme urgency over older tenancy...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...

A group of renters who have formed the Acorn group in Bristol - which has already held protests against letting agents...

The Deposit Protection Service says agents and landlords must act soon over older tenancy deposits now that new legislation has introduced...