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Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

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

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

Propertymark says the lettings market is beginning to stabilise as rent arrears decrease. Propertymark member agents reported that on average, 2.5% of...

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 major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Data released from Reposit, a deposit alternative service, reveals what it calls “a concerning surge in rent arrears” during the final...

Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...

The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

Social housing provider Caridon Property is hosting a series of free seminars to prepare letting agents for the migration of Housing...

In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

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

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...

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

OnTheMarket Software, the tech division of the portal’s parent group, has announced the inclusion of client accounting functions in its TecLet...

A mediation and conciliation service which has previously been restricted to landlords and tenants is now on offer to letting agents.  The...

Paragon Bank says the proportion of landlords with tenants in arrears has fallen to its lowest level since 2017. The same applies...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to  a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector.  Emerson has...

A survey of letting agents suggests arrears will rise this year, and yet more landlords will quit the private rental sector. The...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

A new assessment of the private rental sector by guarantor service Housing Hand suggests that tenants paying rent upfront have a...

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

Five agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme - all for compliance failures. The first is Home Trader Properties, in...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

Propertymark has spoken out against a possible loophole that might allow tenant arrears to go unpaid in certain circumstances. The trade body...

Letting agents should communicate regularly and proactively with their landlords and tenants to help them understand the proposed reform of the...

Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...

The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...

Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A PropTech startup says faster and easier onboarding is crucial in the fight against rent arrears - especially with the Omicron...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

Research carried out on behalf of Paragon Bank has highlighted each landlord has an average of 1.3 tenants with rent arrears...

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales.  Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet - part of Glanty, now owned outright by OnTheMarket - has signed off on a link with...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

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

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

A lettings agency that failed to pay a compensation award ordered by The Property Ombudsman has been expelled from the scheme...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

A charity wants yet another extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. Step Change says new research it has conducted shows...

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...