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

PropTech supplier Goodlord has announced a partnership with an identity verification technology service which would allow agents to conduct digital Right...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

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

Technology Blueprint Ltd (TBL) has just announced the integration of Document Signing and ID Verification provider Yoti Sign into its market-leading...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

Changes to Right to Rent checks will be explained in detail in the latest free webinar to be organised by Propertymark...

An industry supplier says the recent Right To Rent changes have flown under the radar - and many agents don’t know...

Propertymark is reminding letting agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way they carry out Right to...

One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...

The Lettings Hub has announced a two-year partnership with HooYu, a Know Your Customer specialist. As the deadline to end the temporary...

Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

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

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

The Home Office has told agents and landlords that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls...

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

A new report from the government says it’s too early to tell whether lettings agencies are abiding by new anti-money laundering...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

Online agency easyProperty has announced the launch of two new lettings options.  One, called easyLet, is broadly a listings service: for £99...

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...

At Rent4sure we understand the challenges and increasing responsibilities that face every letting agent right now. With government plans for an outright...

A series of free legal events for letting agents and landlords is to launch this month with an advisory session on...

Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...

The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has told its agent members that they should urgently lobby their Members of Parliament to...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

The vast majority of those conducting Right To Rent checks are unable to identify a fake passport if it is presented...

Rightmove and Zoopla have entered into partnerships with a property management app - Rentr - which is aimed at lettings sector...

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A letting agency says the scale of confusion over letting agents’ fees is such that some tenants actually believe the deposit...

The Residential Landlords Association has set up a new document for its members to use if they wish to transfer Right...

Discussions between a landlord group and the government has resulted with additional clarity being given for Right to Rent checks on...

An initiative between the Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Charitable Foundation will help charities and other organisations offer...

The Home Office has issued a statement overnight saying letting agents and landlords can begin the controversial Right To Rent checks...

Letting agents or landlords who will be legally obliged to conduct Right to Rent checks on tenants from February 1 actually...

The Property Ombudsman has warned letting agents not to forget their responsibilities under the Right To Rent immigration checks that become...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

Right To Rent checks will become mandatory in England from February 1st, the government has announced. Under the new rules, landlords who...

Right To Rent immigration checks is leading to a situation where lawful tenants are being refused housing according to the Residential...

There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct...

Controversial buy to let property mogul Fergus Wilson has given his backing to the government over its controversial extension of Right...

An industry study reports that the average tenancy length is now almost three years. Property consultancy firm Allsop’s fifth annual Rent Check...