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New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

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 trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

Angela Rayner has been appointed Levelling Up Secretary with responsibility for housing - a role she has in addition to being...

The Leaders Romans Group lettings agency chain is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill...

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

Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

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

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

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

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

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

The Renters Reform Bill will cost letting agents over £275m in the next decade as fewer landlords use their services. That’s the...

Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

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

New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

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

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

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...

Does the lettings industry cater properly for agents' needs? There’s only one way of knowing – asking you directly. To find out...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

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

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned advertorial material issued by the government department responsible for rental reform and housing. Two Labour MPs...

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

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

There appears to be no space for discussion on the government’s private rental sector reform policies at the Tory Party conference...

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

A controversial database which will allow widespread access to the identities of rogue letting agents and landlords has been backed by...

Lee Rowley is the new housing minister, specifically responsible for taking charge of the government’s rental reform agenda. The government has confirmed...

Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - but at this stage it’s...

ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...

Agents have only until Friday to respond to the committee of MPs currently calling for evidence concerning the reform of the...

A Build To Rent promotional website appears to be ruing the day that Boris Johnson sacked Michael Gove from his role...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...

Agents have only four weeks to respond to a committee of MPs’ ‘call for evidence’ ahead of an investigation into the...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...

The boss of an online lettings agency is warning the government against undue delay and greater uncertainty in the rental reform...

If housing really is seen by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as one of his key policy goals, there must be uncertainty...

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

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

Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...

The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...

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

Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...

An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...

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

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

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 Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...

A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...

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

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

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

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

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...

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

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

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

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...