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A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

The resignation of Labour’s First Minister of Wales has raised alarm with Propertymark. Vaughan Gething quit yesterday after the Welsh Housing Secretary...

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

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

Managing agents in London have been instructed to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation without the...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

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...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

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

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

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

Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...

A management company and a lettings agency involved in running a London HMO have been prosecuted for fire safety failures. Monsoon Properties...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

A prominent housing journalist says Labour should fund councils to buy homes directly from private landlords to rapidly increase the size...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

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

Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlords must join. This is effectively the...

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

A new 'How to Rent' guide has been released by the government today, with letting agents and private landlords reminded they...

Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

A prominent lettings agency has called for a delay to the government’s EPC upgrade timetable to be announced in this afternoon’s...

The government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes, according to lettings...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

Exeter council in Devon is promoting a scheme to private landlords by calling it a “cost-effective solution for landlords who want...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

Letting agents and landlords are invited to join a virtual forum for a further update on new licensing requirements and to...

Propertymark is one of three lettings organisations behind a bid to get a Judicial Review of the Scottish Government’s rent controls...

Demographic data from the latest Census suggests that the Private Rental Sector now provides homes for 20.3 per cent of the...

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

A not-for-profit company that matches rental properties with vulnerable tenants in need of accommodation has partnered with a maintenance firm to...

Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...

A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched.   Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

The growth of the Build To Rent sector is a symbol of a changing Britain, in says one of the players...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

Propertymark’s latest rental market snapshot shows that since February, the number of new tenants wanting to register on agents’ books has increased...

The euphoria caused by the stamp duty cuts announced just before the weekend has given way to a realisation that they...

The average rent in the UK has increased by £115 per month since last year, reaching £1,051 per calendar month according...

Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...

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

Scotland’s new Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill - passed this week by politicians at Holyrood - represents a dark day...

Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...

Last month’s local election results could yet impact on the private rental sector, a prominent industry supplier claims. The Association of Independent...

A claim by the activists running the Generation Rent group has been branded as “misleading” by Propertymark. Generation Rent claims its research...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

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

A council-run private rental sector lettings agency which so far claims to manage 300 properties it launching an advertising campaign to...

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...

ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...