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An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

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

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

A campaign group of activists says there have been only “few reports of dodgy behaviour” by agents and landlords in the...

Rightmove says it’s helping to digitise the rental processes, making the process less fragmented and frustrating for agents.  In its trading statement...

Another PropTech application is being integrated with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme API. The integration is with Apex 27 which claims its mission...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to four offences which involved the creation of fake letting agencies in order to help him...

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

Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

There have been just 17 First Tier Tribunal cases involving allegations of fees charged to tenants in contravention of the Tenants...

Letting agents have been accused of creating confusion amongst renters when it comes to smart meters. A company promoting smart meters claims...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

A new concept of co-living is being offered on a rental basis at a new purpose-built development in west London. The firm...

Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...

Atlas Residential - a Build to Rent developer with over 75,000 international properties - is partnering with deposit alternative supplier flatfair...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

Utilities and comparative platform Tenant Shop has linked up with Reposit to offer a security deposit alternative product for agents. Tenant Shop’s...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...

There has been widespread Industry anger at news of a possible U-turn by the government over the proposed cap on security...

An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay awards. One is OJ Residentials Limited trading...

The Nationwide has called for greater consistency in the treatment and return of security deposits so that tenants leaving properties in...

November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...

Rettie & Co is the first agency north of the border to offer a no-deposit scheme to tenants - although it’s...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

Just under a third of people moving from one privately rented property to another in the past two years had to...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it still believes there is an opportunity for the government to introduce mandatory inventory...

The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit service is to be used by growing lettings operation Nick Dunning Associates as an alternative to the...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...

A prominent campaigner for alternatives to traditional rental sector deposits is welcoming the government’s commitment to consider the issue in the...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

The new sole chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says he wants the service to be at the heart...

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...

Proposals to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns...

Countrywide’s Hamptons International is to work with a PropTech firm to try out a no-deposit lettings scheme in four of its offices. Hamptons’...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has repeated his criticism of the government’s decision to cap security deposits at the level of...

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

The draft Bill to ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants has been published - it’s to be called the Tenants’...

Build To Rent developer Be says it is moving to a no-fees model for its development at Hayes in west London....

Housing minister Alok Sharma has been told face to face that he should rethink the government's plans to cap security deposits...

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...

A Westminster Hall debate for MPs on letting agent fees will take place this morning in the House of Commons. The debate...

A new Build To Rent scheme from specialist developer Get Living is to charge from £410 a week for units at...

A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...

The National Landlords Association has come up with an unexpected possible side effect of the new Tenants’ Fees Bill - it...

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...

A Build To Rent operator with properties in London and Glasgow is scrapping tenants’ deposits from the middle of next month,...

The average tenant spends a total of £577.64 on letting agent fees, according to new research. The research, carried out by an...

Allen & Crane Estates, a sales and lettings agent based in Burnham near Slough, has been expelled from membership of The...