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Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

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

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

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

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

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

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

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...

New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal.  The research...

One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

The head of the Property Redress Scheme will give agents the lowdown on the recent Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

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

Propertymark has once again hit out at reforms to the private rental sector being implemented by the Scottish Government. The government -...

With the debate ranging over pets in lets, a new analysis by comparative website Compare The Market suggests pet damage is...

Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...

New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...

It looks as if the private rental sector will contract as a result of the threat of new regulations contained in...

A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...

An interesting survey conducted by the Lincolnshire Live news website suggests a lack of support for some proposals in the government’s...

Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...

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

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation.  Nearly one in...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...

New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons.  A home insurance company...

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions.  Bective’s head of...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

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

A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...

A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...