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One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

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

A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...

Agency software supplier Alto links with repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo for an unusual webinar tomorrow at 10am. Guest speaker will...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

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

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

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

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

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

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

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

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

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

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

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

Elliot Leigh - an agency that is the largest guaranteed rent provider in London and Essex - has completed phase one...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

Cloud-based software system Alto and repairs and maintenance management system Fixflo are to unveil an integration in the next fortnight.  This will...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

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

Prominent industry figure Jonathan Rolande says: “It is hard to see why anyone would still want to buy to let given...

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

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

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

The British Property Federation, which typically has relatively little to say about the private rental sector, has issued a series of...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

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

No fewer than 85 per cent of letting agents say that landlord clients have expressed a wish to sell up in...

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

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

A property management company with a portfolio of over 130 properties in the Telford area has been fined £5,100 for failing...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

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

A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...

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

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

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

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software.  Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...

A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...

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

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

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

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

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

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

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

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

The UK’s largest ever additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect over the long weekend.  Westminster council’s scheme will focus...

Plentific - the PropTech firm that offers block management agents and Build To Rent operators a cloud-based maintenance platform - has...

One of the largest new additional licensing schemes for HMOs anywhere in the country is set to come into force in...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

Fixflo has announced a new integration partnership with resident engagement and building management software provider Spike Global. Fixflo manages about 1.2m units...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

A lettings agency has apologised after a campaign by activists about the condition of a rental property it manages. Protesters outside the...

A new maintenance management app connecting agents and their tenants allows the tracking of repairs. Refectio compiles tenants’ faults onto a dashboard,...

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...

Fixflo has pledged that it’s business as usual for its lettings agency clients, after news broke that it was to be...

Fixflo, the well known provider of property repairs and maintenance software across the lettings sector, has been acquired by a European...

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

Prominent industry software supplier Reapit and specialist repairs and maintenance service Fixflo have announced a new integration.  This allows Fixflo’s software and...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

A lettings agent in Slough, called Saville Park Ltd, has been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay an outstanding award of £300.  TPO received a complaint from tenants...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

FirstPort, the residential property services provider, has teamed up with The Turing Trust to help equip a new computer lab at...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

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

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...

Just over half the claims made by landlords against tenancy deposits in 2020 cited a need to clean or make repairs...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...